Top Castro Valley, CA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
560 Mission St, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94105
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111
525 Market St, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
1970 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94612
1736 Stockton Street, Maybeck Building Four, San Francisco, CA 94133
96 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105
1010 Grayson Street, Suite 1, Berkeley, CA 94710
28 Boardman Pl, San Francisco, CA 94103
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94111
580 California St, Suite 1420, San Francisco, CA 94104
385 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94610
1305 Franklin St, Suite 411, Oakland, CA 94612
1966 Tice Valley Blvd, Suite 189, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
575 Market St, Suite 2500, San Francisco, CA 94105
415 Mission St, Suite 5600, San Francisco, CA 94105
2358 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Pier 9, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2831 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
100 Marine Pkwy, Suite 300, Redwood City, CA 94065
Pier 9 Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111
2431 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
1 Kaiser Plz, Ordway Building 1, Suite 2300, Oakland, CA 94612
1766 18th Street Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94107
877 Bryant St, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103
Castro Valley Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine